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matter, I can assure you.
He means the situation used to be very different before.
From The Black Thrones, Episode 17
When do people say this?
Scene Context
He is contrasting the present situation with the past and adding emphasis.
Usage Scenario
Use this to explain that something should be judged in its old context, not the current one. It sounds formal and a bit dramatic in everyday speech.
Better ways to say it
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back then it was a very different matter
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it was a different matter back then
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that was a different situation then
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